Police have registered a case in connection with the recovery of confidential documents of the Ministry of Defence from the premises of arms dealer and consultant Sanjay Bhandari and his associate during an IT raid in April this year.

The much-hyped multi-billion dollar Rafale deal could see some forward movement tomorrow as the top acquisition body of the Defence Ministry is set to take a review of the negotiations held so far into the purchase of the French fighters.

AugustaWestland was favoured at "every stage of the acquisition process starting with the changes in the SQR (Staff Quality Requirements)," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Parliament after today's debate in Rajya Sabha. The Congress - the main opposition party -- contested the claims.

Most of the hitches in the multi-billion Euro deal for 36 Rafale fighter planes have been addressed and the remaining ones will be cleared in the next meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said today.

As India and France work on the deal for 36 Rafale jets for the IAF, a high-level team of Dassault Aviation met senior officials, pitching for the naval version of the fighter plane for the country's next indigenous aircraft carrier - Vishal.

Seeking to make defence acquisition process simpler and transparent, the government today launched a new 'Make in India' website that will provide an interface with industry and promised to finalise the new revised defence procurement procedure by January.

Police have registered a case in connection with the recovery of confidential documents of the Ministry of Defence from the premises of arms dealer and consultant Sanjay Bhandari and his associate during an IT raid in April this year.

The much-hyped multi-billion dollar Rafale deal could see some forward movement tomorrow as the top acquisition body of the Defence Ministry is set to take a review of the negotiations held so far into the purchase of the French fighters.

AugustaWestland was favoured at "every stage of the acquisition process starting with the changes in the SQR (Staff Quality Requirements)," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Parliament after today's debate in Rajya Sabha. The Congress - the main opposition party -- contested the claims.

Most of the hitches in the multi-billion Euro deal for 36 Rafale fighter planes have been addressed and the remaining ones will be cleared in the next meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said today.

As India and France work on the deal for 36 Rafale jets for the IAF, a high-level team of Dassault Aviation met senior officials, pitching for the naval version of the fighter plane for the country's next indigenous aircraft carrier - Vishal.

Seeking to make defence acquisition process simpler and transparent, the government today launched a new 'Make in India' website that will provide an interface with industry and promised to finalise the new revised defence procurement procedure by January.

Ahead of the visit of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Russia tomorrow, the decks have been cleared for the acquisition of what is widely considered the world's most advanced anti-ballistic missile system - the S-400.

The Narendra Modi government appears to be going ahead with the off-the shelf purchase of 36 Rafale fighters, which the Indian Air Force needs urgently. In the clearest indication of the government's intention so far, the Defence Acquisition Committee has asked the Defence Ministry negotiating team to proceed with end-stage negotiations, sources to...

The Indian Army will be replacing its vintage anti-aircraft guns, decided the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) - headed by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar -- that met late this evening. The committee has cleared purchase of defence equipment worth Rs 30,000 crore, sources said.

The government cleared the purchase of close to Rs 30,000 crore ($4.74 billion) worth of new defence equipment today, including four maritime spy planes from Boeing and hundreds of air defence guns, a defence ministry spokesman said.

Former Defence Minister AK Antony today raised several questions over the Rafale fighter jet deal, wondering whether the Finance Ministry and Defence Acquisition Council were taken on board while clinching the agreement with France.

With the aim of having more ears and eyes in the sky to detect incoming missiles and aircraft the Ministry of the Defence today cleared the acquisition of the aircraft mounted radars - Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS).

In the biggest acquisition in the defence sector in the country, billionaire Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure on Wednesday announced acquisition of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering for Rs 819 crore.

Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh on Tuesday said acquisition of artillery guns, third generation missiles, upgrading armoured vehicles, augmenting army aviation and strengthening infantry were among "critical areas" for force modernization being progressed on fast track.